What do you do when you discover your precious child has a disability? How do you cope? How do you navigate the world...and how do you teach your child to navigate the world?
Leah Witman Moore, created her popular parenting blog, Loving You Big, after learning that her then 20-month-year-old daughter was diagnosed with Cri Du Chat - a chromosomal deletion disorder that affects 1 in 50K births of children in the U.S. each year - to capture the journey of raising a child with significant special needs. The blog quickly turned into a safe haven for parents to connect as they endure everyday struggles, especially through the pandemic.
“As a disability expert and activist, I want to create a world for my daughter and millions of Americans that doesn’t fault them for their disability,” says Leah. “It’s time to stop seeing children and adults as their disability and instead, see their disability as the very thing that makes them beautifully unique.”
Drawing from her expert insights and personal experiences, Leah shares why implicit bias toward those with disabilities is increasing and how to create a more inclusive world.
